France’s new foreign minister said his country supports a European Union plan to impose tariffs on electric vehicles produced in China given the subsidies Beijing has used to maintain dominance in the sector.

The European Union is planning to vote on whether to introduce tariffs as high as 45% on imported electric vehicles made in China on Oct. 4, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.

On Friday, October 4, the countries of the European Union are set to vote on imposing tariffs on the import of electric cars from China, according to Bloomberg's findings. China strongly opposes these tariffs,